Orbán at EU Summit: Vaccine Procurement Must be Accelerated Without Ideological Considerations
The procurement of Covid-19 vaccines must be accelerated while putting ideological considerations aside, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Porto at an EU summit meeting on Friday.
Addressing a panel discussion focusing on the topic of labour in the afternoon, Orbán said the most important task for a society in the current pandemic situation was to ensure that vaccines are available for the public. “Without having a vaccine available, no social policy can be maintained,” he said.
“Each and every vaccine is good, if it is safe and has been put into the arms of the people,” Orbán said.
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Xi Jinping Speaks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the Phone
2021/04/29
On April 29, 2021, President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Xi Jinping pointed out that since the COVID-19 outbreak, China and Hungary as well as the two peoples have been supporting each other, and carrying out sound cooperation in such areas as pandemic prevention and control as well as work and production resumption, which has achieved important results. The two sides have especially worked closely together on vaccines, demonstrating high-level political mutual trust and a more resilient and dynamic bilateral relationship. China firmly honors its commitment of making vaccines a global public good and is ready to continue strengthening vaccine cooperation with Hungary.
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